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==Overview==
An [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]] ([[ICD]]) is indicated in<ref>Borggrefe M. FESC, Wolpert C, Veltmann C, Giustetto C, Gaita F,  Schimpf R. Short QT Syndrome : A new primary electrical disease, ESC E journal, Vol 3 N°34, 10 May 2005. [http://www.escardio.org/communities/councils/ccp/e-journal/volume3/Pages/vol3n34.aspx]</ref>:
*Patients who survive sudden death and symptomatic patients
*Patients with a family history of [[sudden cardiac death]]

Generally accepted criteria for implantation of an [[AICD]] also include:
*Inducibility on electrophysiologic testing
*Positive genetic test, although a negative result does not exclude the presence of a previously unreported mutation or the occurrence of a future arrhythmic event

====Complications of AICD Placement====
Inappropriate shocks may be delivered due to<ref>Schimpf R, Wolpert C, Bianchi F, et al. Congenital Short QT Syndrome and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Treatment: Inherent Risk for Inappropriate Shock Delivery. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003; 14: 1273-1277.</ref>:
*The occurence of tachycardias such as [[sinus tachycardia]] and [[atrial fibrillation]].
*Oversensing of the tall, narrow peaked [[T wave]]

==References==
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